8. _________ it rain tomorrow, the sports meet would be put off until next week.

　　 A. Should　　　 B. Had　　　　 C. If　　　　 D. Suppose

7. - A bike for me ? Father ________ have chosen a better gift for my birthday.

- He _______ be very happy to know it.

　 A. should; must　　　 B. might; wouldn’t　　　 C. couldn’t; must　 D. mustn’t; can’t

6. Seriously hurt as he was, he _________ tell the police what had happened.

　 A. could　　　 B. might　　　　 C. was able to　　　 D. couldn’t

5. - May I use your car, Mom?

- Well…, if you __________.

　　 A. can　　　 B. must　　　 C. need　　 D. should

4. Can you believe that he _________ marry his young daughter to such an old man only because he is rich.

　 A. would　　 B. should　　　 C. must　　　 D. can

3. Had I studied harder in senior school, I ________ a university now.

　　 A. am　　　　　 B. will be　　　　 C. would be　　　 D. must be

2. How ______ they expect to learn anything when they spend all their spare time watching TV?

　 A. can　　　　 B. should　　 　　　　C. might　　　　　　 D. could

随着高考命题改革的深入，命题的角度和思路都在翻新，但不管怎样变化，还是脱离不了词的基本词义、词与词在使用上的细微差别和基本的语法框架。通过对近几年高考情态动词考点的分析、探究，可以看出高考对情态动词的考查非常稳定，2009年情态动词仍然是重点考查项目。另外，高考考点的“稳定性”告诉我们：高考英语命题有很强的规律性。在复习迎考过程中，一定要反复研究近几年高考试题，将高考热点落到实处，反复咀嚼，反复演练，确保精通。

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1. - When can I come to pick up my computer? I need it next Monday.

-They ________ be repaired by this Sunday.

A. can　　　 B. should　　　 C. might　　　 D. need

5. would

(1)will与would可表示“意愿；意志 ”。

例如：(NMET2008北京) John promised his doctor he _____ not smoke and he has never smoked ever since.

　 A. might　　　　 B. should　　　 C. could　　　 D. would

[解析]根据promise可知此处是John向医生表明自己的意志。

[答案]D

(2) would表示过去倾向性或习惯性的动作。used to 也有这一用法，但used to即可用来表达过去的习惯性的动作，也可用来表示过去的状态。例如：

① (NMET1996上海)When he was there, he ___ go to that coffee shop at the corner after work every day.

　 A. would　　 B. should　　 C. had better　　　 D. might

② (NMET2007安徽)In my opinion, life in the twenty-first century is much easier than ________.

　 A. that used to be　　　　　　 B. it is used to　　

　 C. it was used to　　　　　　　 D. it used to be

[解析]第一题would指过去习惯性的动作；第二题it 替代life, used to be 指过去的样子。

[答案]A D

4. can

(1) can可以用来表示惊异、怀疑、不相信的态度，主要用于否定句、疑问句或感叹句中。例如：

(NMET2003全国) How ______ you say that you really understand the whole story if you have only covered only part of the article?

A. can　　　 B. must　　　 C. need　　　 D. may

[答案]A

(2) can也可以用来表示请求或许可。例如：

(NMET2004，辽宁)-Mum, I’ve been studying English since 8 o’clock. ______I go out and play with Tom for a while?

-No, I’m afraid not. Besides, it’s raining outside now.

　 A. Can’t　　　 B. Wouldn’t　　 C. May　　D. Won’t

[答案]A

　(3) can可以表达一般的或永久的能力。be able to也可表达能力，但常用来表达在某件事情中所表现出来的能力，尤指克服困难能够完成某事。例如：

① (NMET2006福建) If it were not for the fact that she ______ sing, I would invite her to the party. 　 A. couldn’t　　　　 B. shouldn’t　　　　 C. can’t　　　　 D. might not ② (NMET1997) The fire spread through the hotel very quickly but everyone ______ get out.

　 A. had to　　 B. would　　　 C. could　　　 D. was able to

[答案]C D